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Glossary for Alice Programming: start

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add-to-scene: Adding Characters to a Full Scene(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   One of the problems with starting with a full scene is that you may not be able to find the characters you add.
blank slate: Blank Slates (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   A way to start a new project by choosing a ground texture: mars, ocean, room, grass, etc.
changes: Editing the Scene (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
code: Code (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Code is all of the statements that are part of the program.
code editor: Code Editor (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   In Alice you add and edit code in the code editor by dragging tiles into the code area.
edit code: Editing the code(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Edit the code, change the object, add parameters, and delete or disable statements.
function vs procedures: Functions vs. Procedures(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   In addition to procedures, there are also functions.
java: Java Code (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Java is a programming language very similar to Alice code. In these lessons code is shown in Java style. Setting preferences for Java code will make it easier to follow these lessons.
reopen: Open an existing project(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Instead of selecting a template choose other tabs: starters, my projects, recent, file.
room-change: Editing the room template(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Change the walls, ceiling and floor in the room template.
scene editor: Scene Editor (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   In Alice you will be working in either the scene editor or the code editor. In the scene editor, you add all of the 3D characters, you can pose them, change the size, adjust the camera angles, and create markers.
slower: Look up, Say it slower(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   Make the witch look up, say the words slower.
start discussion: Discussion questions(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   What do you think?
start questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   What have you learned?
starters: Starters (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   When you start a new project there is a Starters tab that lets you select from several complete scenes. For instance, the lagoon has seaweed, shells, treasure chests, stacks of coins, sand castles, caves and a pirate ship already arranged.
template: Template (Lesson: Start, Save, Reopen and modify your program)
   When you start a new Alice project you can select from one of several templates such as grass, water, or Mars. You can easily change this in the scene setup window and there are more templates available.
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